📜 Game Rules

• 1. Two decks exist: Mercenary (42 cards) and Special (18 cards).
• 2. On your turn, draw one card from either deck.
• 3. Then deploy a hand card to any bounty lane with fewer than 3 cards.
• 4. When all 5 lanes have 3 cards each, the higher-ranking poker hand wins that lane.

Hand Rankings

• 1. Straight Flush — 5 consecutive same-color
• 2. Three of a Kind — 3 same power values
• 3. Flush — All same color
• 4. Straight — 5 consecutive values
• 5. High Power — No combo, sum of values

Battle Tips

• First to secure 3 lanes wins the match
• You can play face-down to bluff (1 per lane max)
• You cannot lead by more than 1 Special card at a time
• Shapeshifter and Hero act as wild cards for straights

Mercenary Cards

• 6 factions × 7 power levels (1–7) = 42 total
• Each card has a color, race, and job class
• Squire=Power 1 through Cleric=Power 7

★ Special Cards

Heros (x6)

Bards (x3)

Unique Units (x8)

Pacing Rule

• You cannot play a Special card if you have more Specials played than your opponent (max 1 lead).
• This forces strategic timing of when to reveal powerful cards.

Face-Down Cards

• Toggle the switch to play face-down for bluffing.
• Only 1 face-down card per lane max.